Restricting wireless access to known devices (MAC address filter)

The FRITZ!Box's wireless network (WiFi) is already protected against unauthorized access by individual wireless security settings in its factory settings. With the FRITZ!Box's MAC address filter you can also specify which wireless devices are allowed to connect to the FRITZ!Box. Since wireless devices transmit their unencrypted MAC addresses in each data packet they send, attackers can easily determine a MAC address that can be used to login. Therefore, the MAC address filter alone does not provide sufficient protection from undesired access and is only suitable as a supplementary measure for secure wireless encryption.

Requirements / Restrictions

The MAC address filter does not apply to wireless devices that use the FRITZ!Box's wireless guest access.

Note:The configuration procedure and notes on functions given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS for your FRITZ!Box.